The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-08-27

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srsst Potatoes: H in
Tho tendency to run ai'el Nc" h,
Ihipgs, great or strange vegetaDles-1 IL
nroduce or obtain something dlf1erent 81
from the article that we already Emo" Il
has proved a bane to the sweet po'"- F.,
toe growers in the South. e
BEFORE the war we hardly knew any =
other potatoe but the yam-the 8
,awseet yellow yam. But now wei
snaye the California yam, the stoar.
yam, the Chinese yam-each anu ~"
mongrels. (if we may be allowed 20
call vegetable such, Ia CROSS a ny
dred. coming from we know not wne'e'
an immense, coarse, hard meated po-
,.,oa that will do in case no other po-
.a+oo can be obtained. 1t is eooo
keeper. therefore, we have SEED OF
when our tender, sweet vans are "i'
rotten It is an early potatoe, there
,ora We must have it. 1t grows 80
large IN some soils that the dirt on the
rows will not hide the great clumsy
,htn,s. and they may be seen sticking
ont Of the ground when the tender,
modest, real yam lies hidden out %
a,aht. One big California yam, VIII
make half q dozen pies and stisl nave
some left; two is all we want !ol u
,aon,ar pie making for thanksgiving
or n rainy Christmas. The sweet old
time yam, with the eyrup running
from II, lying split open and ou..efeu
makes one wonder II this was Nv.
real apple of Paradise anu n'' ,o ~,
oronnd." 1t melts away III YOU
eoo,,th and only makes you wish fo
oro hnt the California, the Stuart
NJ what ever you may call it, has III
;dea or intention of nelting-it jus
ra,na,ns in your mouth and fills VI
vour throat and makes you wish 10
g water 1t has been recommended rs
""ra for loye-to be eaten cold, or !
.aka alon, nj your kinfOik's wedding
80 which YOU may be expected TO or
Good deal, but for either case 'h'n
.horo Ia a risk unless you arc sure the'
ia water at hand.
Nov the question arises, are we
roen these second rate potatoes l 81
ves IL YOU can't do better, but then
Sav .Do better" Save seed, eith
notatoes or vines, from your ola sWe
vans alone. Pick out seed AS carelui
"a YOU would seed corn--medium sil
uniform poiatoes-and in Few yes
vou will nave potatOe that you W
49, forward 10 the harvesting OF wi
some pleasure.
The housing OF sweet potatoes
been often the subject Of much .ho"e
and many suggestions. In hill ian
where there is little dampness 10 G.
Tend with, they arc simply banf
h.neath a shed with sufficient strs
corn stalks and earth to Prev
freezing, but this alone will not ans'
In our swamps. The damphess III
he guarded against. One OF our he'
h,rs who has potatoes still from
Last YEARS crop saved them ny bahk
them under Il house agains the K'tc
chimney, 1t was done at the I
hecause there was no other conVen'
~ mace. but proving such a GOOD
tho party intends to carry out the
Man. Very little covering was
arn,,nd them but the elevated situa
and the freedom from dampness
served them to perfection. Anc
pian is given by party VINO II
the po,atoe house with double
6,lei in with sawdust or DRIP carth
mt the potatoes up in alternate Ii
of dry sand with layer OF chafco
the bottom. The potatoes KEPT
years aud but for "dry r"' "
nave done SO longer.
10 save vines for seed seicc'
large ones coming directly out
ground or those that were piah.e'
tanning about IL or 10 inches OF
pu, up in the same manner us III
Of the potatoes excluded from
until ready to make the bed II
spring, Then bedded out 'hey
the earliest and the strongest
When once tried no farmer Will
nut up a few.